5th Grade - SCIENCE - Chapter 6 TEST

Question 1

True or false

Bogs can be either saltwater or freshwater

Answer 1

False

Question 2

True or false

Then tundra receives more precipitation than any other biome.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Biomes are a general way to divide the ________ into sections.

Answer 3

biosphere

Question 4

Wetlands are often classified as _____, swamps, or _____.

Answer 4

Wetlands are often classified as marshes, swamps or bogs.

Question 5

True or false

Prairies have more trees than savannas do.

Answer 5

false

Question 6

Taiga is another name for the coniferous ____.

Answer 6

coniferous forest

Question 7

_______ is partially decayed decayed plant material that has piled up into dense layers.

Answer 7

Peat

Question 8

True or false

Savannas are hot year round because they are close to the poles.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The largest marine biome.

Answer 9

ocean

Question 10

Land that is almost always wet.

Answer 10

wetland

Question 11

very dry biome; receives lass than 25 cm of rain each year.

Answer 11

desert

Question 12

The largest land biome.

Answer 12

coniferous forest

Question 13

The main vegetation is grass.

Answer 13

grassland

Question 14

Has many trees that lose their leaves during the winter.

Answer 14

Deciduous forest

Question 15

Known for its great biodiversity.

Answer 15

tropical rainforest

Question 16

The coldest biome.

Answer 16

tundra

Question 17

A large area of earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment.

Answer 17

Biome

Question 18

The ____ consists of all the areas where life can exist and the organisms that live there.

Answer 18

biosphere

Question 19

A _____ has a humid, rainy climate.

Answer 19

tropical rainforest

Question 20

The usual weather of a region over a long period of time is its ____.

Answer 20

climate

Question 21

A _____ may have several biomes with different climates.

Answer 21

mountain

Question 22

Freshwater biomes include what 4 things.

Answer 22

rivers, lakes, ponds an streams.

Question 23

Most wetlands are _____.

Answer 23

marshes

Question 24

___ are temperate grasslands.

Answer 24

prairies

Question 25

Trees grow close together in the ____ layer of a tropical rainforest.

Answer 25

canopy

Question 26

_____ determines the types of plants and animals than can live in a land biome?

Answer 26

climate

Question 27

_____ causes the rivers to flow downhill to the ocean.

Answer 27

gravity

Question 28

What responsibility has God given to man concerning the earth?

Answer 28

God expects man to be a good steward over the earth and to use its resources wisely.